{"product_id":"the-man-who-took-to-his-bed-by-alex-skovron-9781922186973","title":"The Man Who Took to His Bed","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA man wakes up one morning to find an unknown woman in bed beside him. A failed writer devises an ingenious method of plagiarising the work of others. Whole properties in a suburban neighbourhood begin vanishing overnight. An ancient grand piano is purchased by a mysterious young customer with an old secret. A spontaneous experiment in the paranormal produces an unexpected result...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection of 14 short stories is Alex Skovron's second book of fiction, after his novella \u003ci\u003eThe Poet\u003c\/i\u003e (2005). It introduces an eclectic range of protagonists, predicaments, voices, and narrative styles - playful, earnest, speculative, ironic, intimate, bittersweet, surreal. Between them, the characters' stories highlight the untoward in the everyday, the transformative in the mundane, the twists and turning-points that can challenge us - and the games we play with others, and with ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntricate, dreamy, deeply literate stories that unsettle the senses and stir the intellect. - Helen Garner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy turns beautifully detailed, puzzling and always intriguing, the hauntingly solitary tone of these exquisitely observed stories induces a rare meditative attentiveness in the reader. It is a powerfully affecting collection that left me eager to explore more of Skovron's world. - Alex Miller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46717613080812,"sku":"9781922186973","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/10280853482872.jpg?v=1754467337","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-man-who-took-to-his-bed-by-alex-skovron-9781922186973","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}